Apparatus for dispensing gasolene, &amp;c.



E. GRAHAM, W. C. TURNER, Hl M. GRANT & H. FOSTER..

APPARATUS POR DlSIHNSlNG GASOLENE, &C.

APPLICATMN F1LF1)AUG.5,1913.

1,109,882, Patented Sept. 8. 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIAS GRAHAM, OF HAZEL DELL, AND WILLIAM C. TURNER, HOMER FOSTER, ANDHARVEY M. GRANT, OF CASEY, ILLINOIS; SAID GRANT ASSIGNOR TO W. B. LINN,

0F MARTINSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING GASOLENE, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 5, 1913.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

serial No. 783,172.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ELIAS GRAHAM, a citizenof the United States, residing at Hazel Dell, in the county ofCumberland, State of Illinois, and WILLIAM C. TURNER, HOMER F os'rER,and HARVEY M. GRANT. citizens of the United States, residing at Casey,in the county of Clark a-nd State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Apparatus for Dispensing Gasolene, &c.; andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this Specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automaticallyoperated apparatus for dis ensing gasolene, etc., and comprises a simp eand elicient mechanism having various details of construction,combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specificallydefined in the appended claims.

We illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the apparatus. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlargedsectional detaii of the coin-actuating mechanism taken on line 363 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a rock shaft with buckling springattachment, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view through a slightly niodiedform of the apparatus.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numeral, 1designates the outer tank adapted to contain the liquid to be dispensedand 2 is an inner tank having an outlet 3 leading through the walls. ofthe receptacles and to which a pipe 4 is connected. Said outlet isdished or concaved, and 5 designates a cone shaped valve adapted toclose said exit opening and is provided with a stem 6 which is guided inits longitudinal movements in the bearings 7 upon A coiled spring 7* isfastened at one end to the stem 6 and at its other end to the bottom ofthe tank and is adapted to buckle as the stem 6 is moved in eitherdirection to cause a quick seating or unseating of the valve. Said stemor shaft 6 is pivotally connected at 8 to a plate 9 which in turn ishinged at 10 to a plate 11, which latter is hinged at 12 to a plate'13secured to the bottom of the tank.

A iioat, designated by numeral 14, is provided with a graduated tri gerstem 15, movable through a guide 15 lastened to the wall of the tank andupon which trigger stem an adjustable trigger arm 16 is held by means ofa set screw 1T in order to designate the quantity of gasolene or otherliquid to be dispensed. A rod 18 is fastened to said trigger arm 16,which rod passes through an aperture 19 in the lower angled end 20 ofthe rod 21 which in turn is pivoted at 22 to an angle arm 23 of the rockshaft 24, the latter being journaled in suitable bearings upon the wallof the inner tank. Another arm 25 of said shaft is pivotally connectedat 26 to a rod 27 which at its lower end is fastened to the valve 28adapted to seat against the upper open end of the pipe 29 through whichgasolene or other liquid is allowed to pass from the outer to the innertank. A coiled spring 30 -is fastened to said rock shaft and is adaptedto buckle as the shaft rocks for the purpose of causing the valve toquickly seat or be withdrawn from its seat accordingly as the shaft isrocked in one direction or the other. A collar 30 is held upon the rod18 by means of a set screw 31 and may be adjusted thereon relative tothe adjustments of the trigger arm 16 in order that the apparatus may beoperated automatically when the float is at a predetermined height.

A rod 32 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 33 and its lower end isconnected at 34 to the stem or shaft 6 of the valve 5. The upper end ofthe rod 32 is positioned adjacent to one edge of the coin slot 34 andagainst which a coin is adapted to contact. A coin moving member 35 ismounted upon a pin 36 and extends transversely across the coin slot andhas a handle 37 at its end, forming means whereby t'he operator may pullupon said member 35 when it is desired to cause the coin 38 to contactvwith the rod 32 and tilt the same. The member 35 is slotted as at 39 toallow the coin to fall therethrough ini into a receptacle 40 after thecoin has been utilized for operating the apparatus. A coiled spring 41is fastened at one end to the tank and its other end to the member 35and serves to return the latter to its normal position after having beenpulled forward to operate the apparatus.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings a slight modification of the invention isillustrated in which the dispensingr tank is mounted outside of thestorage tank, the dispensing tank being connected by pipe with thestorage reservoir located where desired, and in which drawing 41designates a tank pro.

vided with a hinged top 42 and a float 43 is mounted within the tank andhas a graduated stem 44 having a longitudinal movement through the guide45 upon the side of the inner surface of the tank. A trigger arm 46 ismounted upon the rod 47 upon which a sleeve 48 is held by a set screw49. A rod 50 has its lower end 51 angled and apertured for the receptionof the rod 47 and its upper end pivotally connected to the lever 52pivotally mounted upon a pin 53 supported by the cross-piece 54. A rod55 is pivoted at its upper end to the lever 52 and moves freely througha guiding member 56 projecting from the bracket arm 57, which latter isfastened to the inner surface of the tank. A. valve 58 is fastened tothe lower end of the rod 55 and is adapted t0 seat against the inner endof the liquid inlet pipe 59 to regulate the flow of liquid from the tank73 to the tank 41. Said tank 41 is provided with an exit opening 60controlled by the valve 61 having a stem 62 movable through the guidemembers 63. A spring 64 is fastened tothe stem 62 at one end and itsother end to the bottom of the tank, while pivotal plates ,65 are hingedat 66, one plate being fastened at 67 tothe stern 62 and the other plateis secured by the pin 68 to the bottom of the tank andv which plates areadapted tobe actuated by the float 43 as the liquid is dispensed fromthe tank. A

rod 69 is pivotally connected at 70 to the stem 62 and is pivotallymounted upon the pin 71 and is designed to be actuated by means of acoin dropped in the slot 72 and in the same manner as shown in Fig. 2and as hereinbefore described.

In operation, assuming the gage to be set to dispense a certain quantityof oil or other liquid and the valves are closed, the operator bydropping a coin in the slot and pulling upon the handle 37 upon themember 35, the latter will cause the coin which frictionally engages therod 32 to tilt the latter, the lower end of which is connected to thevalve stem 6, causing the valve regulating the outlet to unseat. As theliquid lowers within the inner tank, the float falling with the liquidand coming into contact with the hinged connections between the twoplates 9 and 11 will cause the latter to be depressed and the valve 5 toseat. Simultaneously with the closing of the valve 5, the collar 31 uponthe rod 1S will come into contact with the angled end 20 at the lowerend of the rod 21, causing the shaft carrying the arms 23 and .25 torock. As the said shaft rocks, the spring connected thereto will buckle,causing the valve 29 to quickly open to allow liquid to How from theouter to the inner tank to replenish the latter. When the liquid riseswithin the tank so that the trigger arm 16 contacts with the angled end20 of the rod 21, a reverse rocking movement will be imparted to e theshaft 24 carrying the arms 23 and 25 and causing the valve to againquickly seat and the apparatus will be in readiness for repetition ofthe operation. It will be understood that the coin will be deposited inthe receptacle 40 through the aperture in the lmember 35 after thelatter is returned to its normal position through the medium of thespring 41.

What we claim to be new is 1. An apparatus for dispensing liquidcomprising two tanks with passageway communicating between the same, anexit opening in one tank, a valve adapted to control said exit opening,a stem to said valve and means for actuating said valve, hinged plateconnections with said valve stem and the tank, a movable float mountedwithin one of said tanks and adapted to contact with said plates toclose the valve, said float hav- .ing a graduated stem, an armadjustable upon said stem, a rock shaft, a valve actuated thereby anddesigned to control the passageway between the tanks, and connectionsbetween the rock shaft and said arm, as set forth. W

2. An apparatus for dispensing liquid comprising two tanks withpassageway communicating between the same, an exit opening in one tank,a valve adapted to control said ex1t opening, a stem to said valve andmeans for actuating said valve, hinged plate connections with said valvestem and the tank, a movable float mounted within one of said tanks andadapted to contact with ing a graduated stem, an arm adjustable uponsaid stem, a rock shaft, a valve actuated thereby and designed tocontrol the passageway between the tanks, a rod projecting from saidarm, a collar thereon, and an angled rod pivoted to one end of the rockshaft and adapted to coperate with said collar to cause the shaft to berocked, as set forth.

3. An apparatus for dispensing liquid comprising two tanks withpassageway communicating between the same, an exit opening 1n one tank,a valve adapted to control said exit opening, a stem to said valve andmeans said plates to close the valve, said float hav-Y for actuatingsaid valve, hinged plate connections with said valve stem and the tank,a movable float mounted within one of said tanks and adapted to contactwith said plates to close the valve, said oat having a graduated stem,an arm adjustable upon said stem, a rock shaft, a valve actuated therebyand designed to control the passageway between the tanks, a rodprojecting from said arm, an adjustable collar thereon, a `rod pivotedto one end of said rock shaft and having an angled portion which isapertured for the reception of the rod carrying said collar, as setforth.

4. An apparatus for dispensing liquid comprising two tanks withpassageway communicating between the same, an exit opening in one tank,a valve adapted to control said exit opening, a stem to said valve andmeans for actuating said valve, hinged plate connections with said valvestem and the tank, a movable ioat mounted within one of said tanks andadapted to contact with said plates to close the valve, said floathaving a graduated stem, an arm adjustable upon said stem, a rock shaft,a valve actuated thereby and designed to control the passageway betweenthe tanks, a rod projecting from said arm, a collar thereon, an angledrod pivoted to one end of the rock shaft and adapted to coperate withsaid collar to cause the shaft to be rocked, and a spring, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ELIAS GRAHAM. WILLIAM TURNER. HOMER FOSTER. HARVEY M. GRANT.

Witnesses:

A. L. RUFFNER, 'ADA BRUssnLL.

